Popular La Manga holiday spot on Murcia’s Mar Menor in Spain goes digital
LA MANGA on the shores of Murcia’s Mar Menor will be overhauled into a ‘smart and digitalised tourist destination’. Telefonica won the contract to set
Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!
Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to
BILLS GALORE as Cartagena’s desperate hospitality trade plead for help outside Murcia’s parliament in Spain
BOXES of bar and restaurant invoices were dumped by struggling businesses outside the Regional Assembly building in Cartagena this morning(January 29). The symbolic act was
British fugitive wanted for historical family sex abuse is arrested in expat area of Spain’s Murcia region
A British man wanted for historical sex offences against his daughter and other family members has been arrested by Murcia’s Guardia Civil. The 72-year-old fugitive
Non-essential businesses to close earlier as Spain’s Murcia region tries to limit movement in COVID-19 battle
NON-ESSENTIAL businesses in the Murcia region will have to close earlier from this Wednesday(January 20). The regional government has introduced the measure to combat record-high
COVID-19 packs out Murcia region hospitals in Spain forcing return to local border closures
MOST of the Murcia region’s municipalities are to close their borders due to the steep rise in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 Monitoring Committee spokesman Jaime Perez,
EU fine threat over endangered turtle doves in Spain’s Murcia region
THE Murcia government faces a European Union fine if it does not do more to protect the European turtle dove. The endangered migratory bird has
Curfew extension and more border closures in Spain’s Murcia region as new COVID-19 cases reach record levels
THE Murcia region curfew will start an hour earlier from 10.00 pm this Saturday(January 9). The news comes a day after a new daily COVID-19
COVID-19 rises lead to border closures for seven towns in Spain’s Murcia region
THE Murcia region will close the perimeters of seven municipalities from midnight on January 6 and has slashed region-wide hospitality hours over the Three Kings
DRUGS AHOY as massive hashish stash bobs along in a bay in Spain’s Murcia region
GUARDIA Civil divers have recovered over 3,000 kilos of hashish bundles floating in the waters of a Murcia region bay. 91 drug-filled packs were found
The end of a year to remember (or forget)!
I’m not sure any of us could’ve expected 2020 to pan out quite the way it did. As we entered the year, I’m sure like
Drunk ‘kamikaze’ driver has 14 kilometre trip on wrong side of motorway in Spain’s Murcia
A drunk motorist has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after driving for 14 kilometres on the wrong side of a Murcia region motorway. The
Mayor of only ‘confined’ area in Spain’s Murcia region fumes over ‘shameful’ situation
LOS Alcazares is the only part of the Murcia region left with perimeter restrictions in a situation described as ‘shameful’ by its mayor, Mario Perez.
Bars and restaurants in Spain’s Murcia region get closing orders for Xmas and New Year holidays
MURCIA’S bars and restaurants will have to close between 6.00pm and 9.00pm on four days of the festive season. The closure window will apply to
Nationwide fraudster gets trapped by COVID-19 travel checkpoint in Spain’s Murcia region
A FRAUDSTER from San Javier wanted by courts across Spain has been snared at a checkpoint to stop people travelling around the Murcia region. The
Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region
A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car. The Guardia Civil
Regional president announces Wednesday return of freedom of movement to most of Spain’s Murcia region
TRAVEL between nearly all of Murcia’s municipalities can resume tomorrow(December 9) along with indoor bar and restaurant service. The exceptions on both counts are the
Regional border could reopen next week in Spain’s Murcia as new COVID-19 cases go down
THE Murcia region could end its border closure next week in addition to restoring travel between most of its municipalities if COVID-19 infection rates continue
Fraudster cheated customers by ‘letting’ bogus La Manga holiday apartments in Spain’s Murcia region
A 29-year-old conman has been arrested for offering non-existent holiday lets in a popular tourist area of Spain. The fraudster, who is wanted for similar
More people could be allowed to get together for Christmas in Spain’s Murcia region
UP to ten people could be allowed to meet to celebrate Christmas and the New Year in the Murcia region. Regional health officials say that
Bars and restaurants can reopen their terraces this weekend in ten areas of Spain’s Murcia region
BARS and restaurants in ten Murcia region municipalities can reopen for terrace-only service this Saturday(November 21). A complete closure of the region’s hospitality industry was
Bars and restaurants are set to reopen in coastal areas of Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA’S regional government is planning to allow bars and restaurants to reopen in areas that have low coronavirus infection rates. The hospitality industry was closed
Spain’s Murcia region extends restrictions amidst warning of public health system ‘collapsing’ by end of November
MURCIA’S public health system could ‘collapse’ by the end of November according to regional president, Fernando López Miras, The dire warning was made as part
‘Total ruin’ of bars and restaurants predicted in Spain’s Murcia region due to tougher COVID-19 rules
MURCIA’S restaurants and bars are facing ‘total ruin’ according to the region’s leading hospitality association, Hostemur. Hostemur president, Jesus Jimenez, has said that the vital
Over a thousand bars and restaurants have closed for good in Spain’s Murcia region
UP TO 15 per cent of Murcia’s bars and restaurants have gone bust due to the pandemic, according to the region’s main hospitality association. Hostemur
Scottish men stabbed in alcohol-fuelled row at golf holiday area of Spain’s Murcia region
A DRUNKEN BRAWL between three Scottish men saw two of them being stabbed at the Mar Menor golf resort in Torre Pacheco, Murcia. It’s not